Star Dou Great Forest

Biodata

Geography and Danger

Ecology

Soul Beast Territories

Soul Beasts defend defined territories within the forest. The Senluo Soul Hunting Group’s use of high-level Soul Beast dung powder repelled weaker creatures, but carrying that scent into another high-level Soul Beast’s territory could be treated as provocation. 23

• A Thunder Python controlled territory encountered by the Senluo Soul Hunting Group. 23
• The Titan Giant Ape was regarded as the forest’s king before leaving it with Xiao Wu and the Clear Sky Sect. 299 409
• The Sky Azure Bull Python was described as an emperor-level Soul Beast, even more fearsome than the Titan Giant Ape. 299
• Three hundred-thousand-year Soul Beasts, including the Blood Crystal Beast, appeared together when Bibi Dong entered the forest. 433

Awakened Fierce Beasts

The forest’s core concealed powerful fierce beasts that had awakened ahead of time. Their emergence made the core region far more dangerous than it had appeared and forced the Titan Giant Ape to abandon the forest. 407 429

Human Access and Exploitation

• Soul Masters regularly enter the forest to hunt Soul Beasts for Soul Rings, often employing organized hunting groups. 23
• Tie Li entered the forest multiple times, initially seeking a Thunder Python and later searching for an External Soul Bone and high-quality Soul Rings. 23 130 229
• After the Spirit Hall Empire took control of the surrounding territory, it stationed guards outside the forest and required approval for Soul Masters to enter. 405 406
• Restricted access allowed lower-level Soul Beasts in the outer regions to increase in number, though the fierce beasts considered the Empire’s claim over the forest a provocation. 406 429
• The forest’s fierce beasts were divided over whether the Spirit Hall Empire’s restrictions protected the ecosystem or threatened Soul Beast sovereignty. 429

Major Events

• Tie Li’s first entry — Tie Li hired the Senluo Soul Hunting Group to hunt a Thunder Python over six hundred years old. The group encountered a high-level Soul Beast while approaching the Thunder Python’s territory. 23
• Core-region expeditions — Dugu Bo brought Tie Li into the forest’s core region in search of a suitable fifty-thousand-year Soul Beast for his sixth Soul Ring. 229
• Spirit Hall confrontation — Xiao Wu and the Titan Giant Ape confronted a Spirit Hall hunting party, while the Sky Azure Bull Python emerged during the clash. 299
• Titan Giant Ape’s departure — The Titan Giant Ape, injured after clashing with awakened fierce beasts, left the forest with Xiao Wu, Tang Hao, Tang San, and Clear Sky Sect elders. 407 409
• Bibi Dong’s incursion — Bibi Dong entered seeking hundred-thousand-year Soul Rings for her second Martial Soul, discovering that the forest contained several powerful Soul Beasts capable of threatening even her. 433
• Beast tide — Di Tian ordered a beast tide against humanity following Demon Spirit’s death and continued human encroachment. The tide struck Spirit City with a force involving over seventy percent of the forest’s Soul Beasts. 441 442 451
• Core-region losses — Tang San’s group killed Demon King, allowing Tang San to absorb its hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring, while Oscar obtained Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s power. 456 462 463
• Retreat from Spirit City — Enraged by the losses within the forest, Di Tian ordered the fierce beasts and beast tide to withdraw back to the Star Dou Great Forest. 456 457

Trivia

• High-level Soul Beast dung is valuable enough to be sold for several Gold Soul Coins per packet because its scent deters weaker Soul Beasts. 23
• The forest’s core became increasingly oppressive before the beast tide, with ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts appearing in areas once occupied by thousand-year Soul Beasts. 433
• Tang San’s Blue Silver Emperor was heavily suppressed by Demon King’s Ultimate Wood power while fighting in the forest’s core region. 451 452